Altimetrik, a pure-play digital business company, has been recognised as a “Major Contender” in Everest Group’s inaugural Banking and Financial Services (BFS) IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.

RiseUp, the AI-driven financial insights tool, has appointed fintech veterans Peter Klein, former Executive Vice President at Mastercard, Clive Kornitzer, Chief Operating Officer at OSB Group, and Helena Frumson, co-founder and Group CCO at NeoClear, as strategic advisors.

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced the release of the 2025 Update to the Retail Digital Sales & Service Maturity Model in collaboration with financial services influencer Jim Marous and Emerald Research Group. The report – based on proprietary research surveying over 200 U.S. financial institutions with a minimum asset size of $200M – offers a fresh benchmark for digital maturity in banking, with emerging performance distinctions in security and fraud, the employee experience, and data and artificial intelligence (AI).

HUB is pleased to announce that Sand Grove Capital Management LLP has selected HUB, a SaaS solution designed to simplify and automate manual post-trade operations.

Eastern Bank is pleased to announce Tobin Scientific, a leading provider of ambient and cold GMP storage, biorepository services and specialized logistics for the life sciences industry, as a new commercial banking customer.

We are delighted to welcome Alfonso Munoz as our newly appointed Chief Financial Officer at Neonomics!

Proof Group, a leading digital asset and emerging technology investment firm and one of the most active participants in the Canton ecosystem, is proud to announce the launch of the first-ever block explorer for the Canton Network. This new tool provides unprecedented transparency into the network’s transactions, participants, and overall activity– marking a milestone for the ecosystem and a significant step toward broader accessibility and engagement.

Taskize, the leading investment operations collaboration platform and Euroclear-owned fintech, has appointed ex-EY, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Janus Henderson employee David Williams as chief financial officer, bolstering its leadership team.

Bloomberg today announced the release of their High-Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) solution in the Middle East, expanding a Basel III regulatory data solution to the region and equipping financial institutions to monitor liquidity requirements in accordance with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rulebook and the Qatar Central Bank’s prudential regulations.

Entertainment Partners (EP), a global leader in entertainment production payroll, finance and management solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CASHét Entertainment, LLC (CASHét), a leading provider of digital payment solutions for the entertainment industry. The acquisition strengthens EP’s commitment to innovation and empowers productions worldwide to operate with greater speed, accuracy and confidence.

Appli, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered financial calculators, today announced that First Source Federal Credit Union, serving members in central New York, has seen significant improvements in member engagement and conversion rates since implementing Appli's calculator solutions.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent financial services regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), is pleased to announce the appointment of Juma Thani Alhameli as Chief Operating Officer, effective 10 June 2025. Juma will also become a member of the DFSA Executive Committee.

Napier AI, the London-based financial crime compliance RegTech firm, has appointed industry veteran Noel King as Chief Technology Officer to expand the company’s AI-enabled financial crime compliance software to combat money laundering.

Accelex, a leading provider of AI automation for private markets data acquisition, reporting and analytics, has today announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with the opening of a new office in Sydney. The firm has appointed two seasoned industry professionals, Brett Angwin, Head of Sales, APAC and Kai Jebens, Sales Director, Southeast Asia, who will lead the firm’s drive to bring transparency to the region’s thriving private markets ecosystem.

Shield, the global leader in digital communications compliance and governance, expands its leadership in data science as Asi Messica, Ph.D, joins as Vice President of data science. Her appointment underscores Shield’s continued momentum in delivering scalable, explainable AI—fully integrated across the compliance lifecycle— empowering financial institutions to take proactive, confident, and regulatory-aligned action.